Ohio mum slammed after video surfaces of young son getting a tattoo

A video has emerged on Facebook of a 10-year-old boy getting a tattoo.

The video, posted by a man named Storm Harrington on Monday, shows the boy sitting on what is presumed to be his mother's lap receiving a tattoo.

"Wth is this," Harrington wrote in the Facebook post, tagging two unknown women. "How old is Skylar, 9? He is not old enough to know what he wants or to make any kind of decision like this. You truly are a worthless parent for this.!!!"

In the video, the woman encourages the boy not to look while he is being tattooed. At some points, he appears to be visibly wincing.

The video in question was shared by Storm Harrington on Monday night. (Facebook)

Facebook users, including a man named Jaedyn who identified himself as the boy's cousin, expressed their outrage in the comments. Many alerted the authorities.

"This sh-t is illegal," one person wrote.

"Disgusted!!!" and "That's not right," said others.

Ohio police have begun to investigate the incident after they were prompted by a number of concerned citizens.